File explorer - box select selects more files than intended #72351

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Vas · 2019-12-11T12:14:51+01:00

Vas commented

2019-12-11 12:14:51 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.17763-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 441.28

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.82 (sub 4), branch: master, commit date: 2019-12-10 23:56, hash: 63d521432e
Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
If you use box select tool, with view set to thumbnails, extra elements are selected from a bottom row (as demonstrated in video)
2019-12-11 11-07-46.mp4
Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

open File browser
Set icons to Thumbnails mode
go to any folder that has an incomplete bottom row
attempt make a box selection with mouse starting on bottom empty area
notice that unintended extra files were selected

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.17763-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 441.28 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.82 (sub 4), branch: master, commit date: 2019-12-10 23:56, hash: `63d521432e` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** If you use box select tool, with view set to thumbnails, extra elements are selected from a bottom row (as demonstrated in video) [2019-12-11 11-07-46.mp4](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F8208744/2019-12-11_11-07-46.mp4) **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - open File browser - Set icons to Thumbnails mode - go to any folder that has an incomplete bottom row - attempt make a box selection with mouse starting on bottom empty area - notice that unintended extra files were selected

Vas commented

2019-12-11 12:14:51 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Alumx

Jacques Lucke commented

2019-12-29 16:03:58 +01:00

Added subscriber: @JacquesLucke

Jacques Lucke commented

2019-12-29 16:03:58 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Jacques Lucke commented

2019-12-29 16:03:58 +01:00

I can reproduce that.

William Reynish commented

2019-12-29 16:11:38 +01:00

Added subscriber: @WilliamReynish

William Reynish commented

2019-12-29 16:11:38 +01:00

Don't think this is technically a bug. Blender's thumbnail view always worked like this, as though it was a list view. It selects everything in between the start and end point of the selection.

I think it's a reasonable idea to change it, but this is really just quirky/different behaviour rather than an actual bug.

Don't think this is technically a bug. Blender's thumbnail view always worked like this, as though it was a list view. It selects everything in between the start and end point of the selection. I think it's a reasonable idea to change it, but this is really just quirky/different behaviour rather than an actual bug.

Jacques Lucke commented

2019-12-29 16:15:24 +01:00

I see. Well I think it is weird when box select selects something that is not actually in the box. Feel free to close this if you think it is not a bug.

William Reynish commented

2019-12-29 16:20:08 +01:00

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Archived'

William Reynish closed this issue

2019-12-29 16:20:08 +01:00

William Reynish self-assigned this 2019-12-29 16:20:08 +01:00

William Reynish commented

2019-12-29 16:20:08 +01:00

ok closing then. I think it's reasonable to look at changing this, but since this isn't new and not really a bug, it should not be an open bug report.

Harley Acheson commented

2019-12-29 16:21:04 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Harley

Harley Acheson commented

2019-12-29 16:21:04 +01:00

This might seem like a simple complaint about a simple problem, but is not.

First examine what is happening. Where is the end of the list? It is certainly below the last items, but is also to the right of those stragglers. So the selections shown in the video start at the end of the list, go to some part inside the list, and then therefore encompass everything in between.

To do to it more intuitively requires a very different set of behaviours when in thumbnail mode. Imagine that the selection shown worked as requested. You would, in fact, want to drag from that right corner up more than one row. It’s not just about not including those stragglers at the left, but more about selecting discontinuous groupings. For example, selecting up the left column of the example list would select a group of every fifth element.

This might seem like a simple complaint about a simple problem, but is not. First examine what is happening. Where is the end of the list? It is certainly below the last items, but is also to the right of those stragglers. So the selections shown in the video start at the end of the list, go to some part inside the list, and then therefore encompass everything in between. To do to it more intuitively requires a very different set of behaviours when in thumbnail mode. Imagine that the selection shown worked as requested. You would, in fact, want to drag from that right corner up more than one row. It’s not just about not including those stragglers at the left, but more about selecting discontinuous groupings. For example, selecting up the left column of the example list would select a group of every fifth element.

Garek commented

2022-01-18 14:52:04 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Garek

Garek commented

2022-01-18 14:52:04 +01:00

Changed status from 'Archived' to: 'Confirmed'

Garek reopened this issue

2022-01-18 14:52:04 +01:00

Garek commented

2022-01-18 14:52:04 +01:00

This task was closed before Known Issue was defined and used. I reopen it as this is typical case of that and should be open for better access and clarification for those looking up this issue (as I initially did).

I discussed doing this with UI members in a chat.

This task was closed before `Known Issue` was defined and used. I reopen it as this is typical case of that and should be open for better access and clarification for those looking up this issue (as I initially did). I discussed doing this with UI members in a chat.

Harley Acheson commented

2022-01-22 22:59:45 +01:00

I'd love to see this worked on. The only small concern I have is that this task's description and "steps to reproduce" don't adequately describe the actual problem to fix.

The current code is selecting a beginning and ending position and including everything in between. This works great in a simple list, but not when there are multiple items per row. This instead has to be changed so that individual items are selected (as if you ctrl-clicked them) if they are touched by the selection rectangle. The target behavior should be the ability to start at the bottom-right of the list, drag to the top-right of the list and have it selected everything in the right-side column - so every 5th element in a list that is showing 5 items per row.

I'd love to see this worked on. The only small concern I have is that this task's description and "steps to reproduce" don't adequately describe the actual problem to fix. The current code is selecting a beginning and ending position and including everything in between. This works great in a simple list, but not when there are multiple items per row. This instead has to be changed so that individual items are selected (as if you ctrl-clicked them) if they are touched by the selection rectangle. The target behavior should be the ability to start at the bottom-right of the list, drag to the top-right of the list and have it selected everything in the right-side column - so every 5th element in a list that is showing 5 items per row.

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File explorer - box select selects more files than intended #72351